Kalombo Mwansa (1955 – March 15, 2020) was a Zambian politician who served as

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Political career

Kalombo Mwansa became Zambia's Defense Minister on July 9, 2009. He was previously the

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of Zambia from July 19, 2002 until January 2005, when he switched positions with

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in a cabinet reshuffle and became home affairs minister until August 2005, when he became mines and development minister in another cabinet reshuffle. He became home minister again after the 2008 presidential election, serving from November 18, 2008, until July 2009 when he became Defense Minister in another cabinet reshuffle. Mwansa died on March 15, 2020 at the age of 65.

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1955 births Living people Foreign Ministers of Zambia Defence Ministers of Zambia Home Affairs ministers of Zambia Mines ministers of Zambia {{Zambia-politician-stub